A neurofunctional theory of consciousness

Cognition and the Brain: The Philosophy and Neuroscience Movement

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 381-396

  Prinz, Jesse J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 27844441684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511610608.012     Document Type: Chapter

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